All Saints Episcopal Church (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

[citation needed] A ten-year effort to establish the parish in a newly constructed church building was initiated by Rev.

[citation needed] On the west wall are five stained glass windows depicting St. Mary, St. Andrew, St. Alban, St. Athanasius, and St.

[citation needed] On the east wall are four stained glass windows depicting St. Joan of Arc, William Tyndale, Samuel Seabury, and John Coleridge Patteson.

[6] In July, 1998 the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida issued a formal ecclesiastical presentment, which is a church document similar to an indictment, charging Rev.

John Brackett with improper relationships with five women parishioners and financial misconduct during his nine years as rector of the parish.

[8] In December, 1998, the parish announced that its Vestry had made a final, formal decision to terminate Brackett permanently "over his 'leadership style' and the apparent misuse of charity funds.

"[9] In January, 2006 homeless man Orienthal Bowens from Georgia was found guilty of criminal charges after the parish had him arrested for sleeping in the church and eating canned goods from the donation baskets.

On the weekend following the homeless man's final court appearance All Saints parish members commented to newspaper reporters that they supported the conviction after hearing Sunday sermon about respecting the dignity of all people.

These groups, plus the addition of Delray String Quartet, pianists Roger Rundle and Carl Lauderman, and Seraphic Fire, have been the core of the series.

All Saints assists by marketing to the parish and by developing the reputation throughout the greater Fort Lauderdale community as an advocate for exceptional music.

The sanctuary interior of All Saints, in October 2012.
Luke the Evangelist